To say the least....those things can go over very
fast.......working with ladders on the fire department.....you can't have
too large a footprint when working with ladders or booms........
Jon
At 01:55 PM 10/31/2001 -0600, Stephen L Dussetschleger wrote:
> Wanted to tahnk you all for the advice on the "new"
truck. I believe
>it is an M62. I am not sure, seems the only time I get to work on it
is
>dark, by the side of the street. Still trying to move it. Seems
someone
>left the switch on for 4 days. Melted inside the distributor.
Swapping
>out all the guts as soon as the parts arrive. Had it running on 2,
now 3
>cylinders. Just not enough to get up the hills out to the highway
&
>home.
> Also, Joe sent me this about using the boom. Thought it was very
good
>advice. So good that when I saw the article on the jeep recovery in
this
>months Mil-veh mag, I cringed when I saw how they were using their
M62.
>A right angle & no supports out. Eeekkk.
> Again, thanks all, hopefully I'll have this thing working by
next
>weekend. Steve
>
>
>Warning: Do not lift heavy loads
>with the crane at a right angle to the truck. This can damage the
big
>ring gear that rotates the crane. When lifting a heavy object from
the
>rear, have the struts in place in order to relieve stress on the
rotating
>mechanism.
>Joe Young
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